Detroit police investigate the scene at Bringard at Cordell, where an 10-year-old boy was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Sunday, March 3, 2013.

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A 10-year-old boy taking out the trash this afternoon on Detroit's east side was struck and killed by a pickup truck that fled the scene.

Detroit Police said the driver stopped about a block after striking the boy to dislodge a garbage can stuck underneath the vehicle, then took off. Police said they're looking for the driver of a red truck.

The incident happened on Bringard at Cordell about 1:20 p.m. when the truck left the road and hit the child.
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